Patents by Inventor Pingyong Xu

Pingyong Xu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240091412
    Abstract: Curable compounds, hydrogels, build materials, and methods of 3D printing are described herein. In some embodiments, a build material for 3D printing described herein comprises one or more compounds having the structure(s) of Formula (I) and/or Formula (II) herein. Such a build material may also comprise an additional acrylate component and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Pingyong Xu, Michael Brady, Jeff Banning, Sarah Patty, Peter Scott Turner, Monica Keilsohn
  • Patent number: 11833757
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) printing system for manufacturing a 3D article includes a resin vessel, a build tray, a movement mechanism, a light engine, a housing, a gas handling system, and a controller. The resin vessel includes a transparent sheet on a lower side. The housing defines two chambers including an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The upper chamber is in fluidic communication with the resin contained by the resin vessel. The lower chamber is in fluid communication with a lower surface of the transparent sheet. The controller is configured to (a) operate the gas handling system to reduce and control a partial pressure of oxygen in the upper and lower chambers, (b) operate the movement mechanism and the light engine to form the 3D article in a layer-by-layer manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: 3D SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: John Stockwell, Pingyong Xu, Peter Scott Turner, Charles W. Hull
  • Patent number: 11826925
    Abstract: In one aspect, inks for use with a three-dimensional printing system are described herein. In some embodiments, an ink described herein comprises a thiol monomer component and an ene monomer component. Moreover, in some cases, an ink described herein further comprises an additional (meth)acrylate monomer component differing from the ene monomer component. In some such cases, the additional (meth)acrylate monomer component can be polymerized separately from the thiol and ene monomers of the ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: 3D SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: John Fong, Pingyong Xu
  • Publication number: 20230331974
    Abstract: Polymerizable liquids are described herein which, in some embodiments, can produce 3D printed articles of high resolution and desirable mechanical properties. In one aspect, a polymerizable liquid comprises an acrylate component, a polymeric additive, and a monomeric curing agent, wherein the acrylate component and monomeric curing agent are copolymerizable upon exposure to light. In being copolymerizable, the acrylate component and monomeric curing agent can form a copolymer. As described father herein, the monomeric curing agent can enable further reaction of the copolymer with one or more crosslinking species to link the copolymer with one more polymeric networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Pingyong XU, John FONG, John STOCKWELL
  • Patent number: 11718743
    Abstract: Polymerizable liquids are described herein which, in some embodiments, can produce 3D printed articles of high resolution and desirable mechanical properties. In one aspect, a polymerizable liquid comprises an acrylate component, a polymeric additive, and a monomeric curing agent, wherein the acrylate component and monomeric curing agent are copolymerizable upon exposure to light. In being copolymerizable, the acrylate component and monomeric curing agent can form a copolymer. As described father herein, the monomeric curing agent can enable further reaction of the copolymer with one or more crosslinking species to link the copolymer with one more polymeric networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: 3D SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Pingyong Xu, John Fong, John Stockwell
  • Publication number: 20230183652
    Abstract: A printable composition for the manufacture of cell-receiving scaffolds comprising about 0.3 wt % to about 3.0 wt % of one or more collagens; about 5.0 wt % to about 40.0 wt % of one or more monomers; about 0.5 wt % to about 2.0 wt % of a photo initiator; and 0 wt % to about 75 wt % of a vehicle comprising a protic solvent, by weight of the printable composition; wherein the printable composition has a resolution of about 100 microns or less when printed, a photo speed (Dp/Ec) of about 0.1-5 mm (Dp) and about 10-100 mJ/cm2 (Ec) when printed, and a green strength of at least about 5 kPa after drying. The present technology further includes methods of manufacturing a three-dimensional cell-receiving scaffold using the printable composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Lung Biotechnology PBC
    Inventors: Pingyong Xu, Luis Alvarez, Derek Morris, Iman Yazdi
  • Patent number: 11597915
    Abstract: A printable composition for the manufacture of cell-receiving scaffolds comprising about 0.3 wt % to about 3.0 wt % of one or more collagens; about 5.0 wt % to about 40.0 wt % of one or more monomers; about 0.5 wt % to about 2.0 wt % of a photo initiator; and 0 wt % to about 75 wt % of a vehicle comprising a protic solvent, by weight of the printable composition; wherein the printable composition has a resolution of about 100 microns or less when printed, a photo speed (Dp/Ec) of about 0.1-5 mm (Dp) and about 10-100 mJ/cm2 (Ec) when printed, and a green strength of at least about 5 kPa after drying. The present technology further includes methods of manufacturing a three-dimensional cell-receiving scaffold using the printable composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Lung Biotechnology PBC
    Inventors: Pingyong Xu, Luis Alvarez, Derek Morris, Iman Yazdi
  • Publication number: 20220339873
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) printing system for manufacturing a 3D article includes a resin vessel, a build tray, a movement mechanism, a light engine, a housing, a gas handling system, and a controller. The resin vessel includes a transparent sheet on a lower side. The housing defines two chambers including an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The upper chamber is in fluidic communication with the resin contained by the resin vessel. The lower chamber is in fluid communication with a lower surface of the transparent sheet. The controller is configured to (a) operate the gas handling system to reduce and control a partial pressure of oxygen in the upper and lower chambers, (b) operate the movement mechanism and the light engine to form the 3D article in a layer-by-layer manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: John Stockwell, Pingyong Xu, Peter Scott Turner, Charles W. Hull
  • Publication number: 20220183712
    Abstract: An article is configured for transferring tissue cores from a patient donor site to a patient wound site. The article includes a matrix construction of resilient elastomeric polymer material to support an array of tissue core locators individually defining an opening and individually configured to: (1) receive a tissue core from the donor site into the opening, (2) resiliently hold the tissue core at the opening until and after the sheet is placed upon the wound site, and (3) release the tissue core when the sheet is removed from the wound site at a time that is between 2 and 29 days after the sheet is placed upon the wound site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Charles R. Sperry, Ayn Lavagnino, Vincent Piucci, Karl Wassmann, Evan Kuester, John Stockwell, Peter Scott Turner, Pingyong Xu
  • Publication number: 20220072836
    Abstract: In one aspect, inks for use with a three-dimensional printing system are described herein. In some embodiments, an ink described herein is a composite ink. Such a composite ink, in some cases, comprises an optically transparent or substantially transparent carrier ink comprising a curable material; and a colorant dispersed in the carrier ink in an amount of about 0.01 to 5 weight %, based on the total weight of the composite ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Patricia WANG, Pingyong Xu, Jule W. Thomas, JR., Michael B. Meinhardt
  • Publication number: 20210403733
    Abstract: In one aspect, inks for use with a three-dimensional (3D) printing system are described herein. In some embodiments, an ink described herein comprise 10-70 wt. % or 20-40 wt. % of a cyclopolymerizable monomer, based on the total weight of the ink. The cyclopolymerizable monomer comprises an acrylate moiety and an ethenyl or ethynyl moiety, and the ?-carbon of the acrylate moiety and the ?-carbon of the ethenyl or ethynyl moiety may have a 1,5-, 1,6-, 1,7-, or 1,8-relationship. Additionally, an ink described herein can have a viscosity of 1600 centipoise (cP) or less at 30° C., or of 500 cP or less at 30° C. and can be used to print a desired 3D article having mechanical properties similar to those of articles formed from thermoplastic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Pingyong Xu, John Fong
  • Patent number: 11203191
    Abstract: In one aspect, inks for use with a three-dimensional printing system are described herein. In some embodiments, an ink described herein is a composite ink. Such a composite ink, in some cases, comprises an optically transparent or substantially transparent carrier ink comprising a curable material; and a colorant dispersed in the carrier ink in an amount of about 0.01 to 5 weight %, based on the total weight of the composite ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: 3D Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Patricia Wang, Pingyong Xu, Jule W. Thomas, Jr., Michael B. Meinhardt
  • Publication number: 20210370548
    Abstract: In one aspect, inks for use with a three-dimensional printing system are described herein. In some embodiments, an ink described herein comprises a thiol monomer component and an ene monomer component. Moreover, in some cases, an ink described herein further comprises an additional (meth)acrylate monomer component differing from the ene monomer component. In some such cases, the additional (meth)acrylate monomer component can be polymerized separately from the thiol and ene monomers of the ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: John Fong, Pingyong Xu
  • Patent number: 11142660
    Abstract: In one aspect, inks for use with a three-dimensional (3D) printing system are described herein. In some embodiments, an ink described herein comprise 10-70 wt. % or 20-40 wt. % of a cyclopolymerizable monomer, based on the total weight of the ink. The cyclopolymerizable monomer comprises an acrylate moiety and an ethenyl or ethynyl moiety, and the ?-carbon of the acrylate moiety and the ?-carbon of the ethenyl or ethynyl moiety may have a 1,5-, 1,6-, 1,7-, or 1,8-relationship. Additionally, an ink described herein can have a viscosity of 1600 centipoise (cP) or less at 30° C., or of 500 cP or less at 30° C. and can be used to print a desired 3D article having mechanical properties similar to those of articles formed from thermoplastic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: 3D SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Pingyong Xu, John Fong
  • Patent number: 11090835
    Abstract: In one aspect, inks for use with a three-dimensional printing system are described herein. In some embodiments, an ink described herein comprises a thiol monomer component and an ene monomer component. Moreover, in some cases, an ink described herein further comprises an additional (meth)acrylate monomer component differing from the ene monomer component. In some such cases, the additional (meth)acrylate monomer component can be polymerized separately from the thiol and ene monomers of the ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: 3D SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: John Fong, Pingyong Xu
  • Publication number: 20210009800
    Abstract: Polymerizable liquids are described herein which, in some embodiments, can produce 3D printed articles of high resolution and desirable mechanical properties. In one aspect, a polymerizable liquid comprises an acrylate component, a polymeric additive, and a monomeric curing agent, wherein the acrylate component and monomeric curing agent are copolymerizable upon exposure to light. In being copolymerizable, the acrylate component and monomeric curing agent can form a copolymer. As described father herein, the monomeric curing agent can enable further reaction of the copolymer with one or more crosslinking species to link the copolymer with one more polymeric networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Pingyong XU, John Fong, John Stockwell
  • Publication number: 20200040306
    Abstract: A printable composition for the manufacture of cell-receiving scaffolds comprising about 0.3 wt % to about 3.0 wt % of one or more collagens; about 5.0 wt % to about 40.0 wt % of one or more monomers; about 0.5 wt % to about 2.0 wt % of a photo initiator; and 0 wt % to about 75 wt % of a vehicle comprising a protic solvent, by weight of the printable composition; wherein the printable composition has a resolution of about 100 microns or less when printed, a photo speed (Dp/Ec) of about 0.1-5 mm (Dp) and about 10-100 mJ/cm2 (Ec) when printed, and a green strength of at least about 5 kPa after drying. The present technology further includes methods of manufacturing a three-dimensional cell-receiving scaffold using the printable composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Lung Biotechnology PBC
    Inventors: Pingyong Xu, Luis Alvarez, Derek Morris, Iman Yazdi
  • Patent number: 10487238
    Abstract: In one aspect, inks for use with a 3D printer are described herein. In some embodiments, an ink described herein comprises a cyclic carbonate monomer and an amine monomer. Further, in some instances, an ink described herein also comprises an ethylenically unsaturated monomer such as a (meth)acrylate. Additionally, an ink described herein, in some cases, further comprises a colorant, such as a molecular dye, a particulate inorganic pigment, or a particulate organic colorant. An ink described herein may also comprise one or more additives selected from the group consisting of inhibitors, stabilizing agents, photoinitiators, and photosensitizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: 3D Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Wu, Jeffery Banning, Pingyong Xu
  • Patent number: 10435573
    Abstract: In one aspect, inks for use with a three-dimensional printing system are described herein. In some embodiments, an ink described herein comprises 10-60 wt. % oligomeric curable material; 30-80 wt. % monomeric curable material; and 10-35 wt. % self-curable light-sensitive oligomer, based on the total weight of the ink. Moreover, in some cases, the ink is free or substantially free of non-curable photoinitiator. For example, in some instances, the ink further comprises less than 0.1 wt. % or less than 0.05 wt. % non-curable photoinitiator, based on the total weight of the ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: 3D Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Pingyong Xu, John Fong
  • Publication number: 20190263019
    Abstract: In one aspect, inks for use with a three-dimensional printing system are described herein. In some embodiments, an ink described herein comprises a thiol monomer component and an ene monomer component. Moreover, in some cases, an ink described herein further comprises an additional (meth)acrylate monomer component differing from the ene monomer component. In some such cases, the additional (meth)acrylate monomer component can be polymerized separately from the thiol and ene monomers of the ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: JOHN FONG, Pingyong Xu